Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-04-12

| DIR. Peckhsm was nominated BY the
democrats Of Scott BY majority Of 600 at
Saturdays primary.
Daring The three months ending April
1, there have been ,040 miles Of new main
line railroad built in this country.
Two men we're blown to peices and
t~o fatally hurt by the bursting OF q boiler
In saw mill nesr Hereford, N. O. t.
The prohibition vote In Rhode Island
was only 1858. The State declares against
woman suffrage BY msiority Of 1922.
John T. Raymond, the comedian, died
In Evansville esrly Sunday morning, after
brief illness. He made his fame as Col.
Mulberry Sellers.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau
has ne. settled up for the wreck at Kio.
Wisconsin, in which 16 persons were killed
outright. The deaths cost Il $40. $50, the
wounded $4,750 and for baggage lost or
destroyed sl3.sl697.
AT Fort Smith, Ark, Friday, Patrick
McCarty was hanged for the part be took
in the murder Of two brothers In Indian
Territory. Shade Scarborough, q negro,
suffered death at Clayton, Als., for muir
der committed last July.
Prof. F. L. Capeu, of Boston, who pre-
dicted the earthquake last August, sends
another prediction for an earthquake dunng
period between April7 and II critical days
being from the 10Th to the 18Th, but he says
it will probably not be quite so cevere as
the last years.
William and Joseph Wtford, two
brothers. had sn alteration at their home,
fourteen miles south OF Springfield, ILL.,,
concerning horse. William drew a re-
volver and shot Joseph, breaking his arm =.
He then went to his room and shot himself
through the heart.
In Richmond Friday afternoon Robert
NJ. Harris was shot and fatally wounded by
Will Willis in quarrel over division OF
the estate. Willis had recently eloped with
Harris sister, and as she had more money
than beauty, it is supposed the former cut
the largest figure in the transaction.
The new Kansas liquor law makes it
necessary for 8 man desiring to open a drug
store to have 25 women signers to the peti.
ton, and person who buys liquor must 90
before a notary public and make affidavit
as to what use he will make Of it and that
1t Is not intended for a beverage.
The Richmond Terminal railroad syn.
dicate, having failed in its negotiations to
obtain control Of the Baltimore q Ohio,
has, Il 10 said, transferred its operations to
Florida, where 1t has purchased the Flor.
ds Railway and Navigation Comyany's sys.
TEN OF $50 and the Georgia Central rail.
road.
Brown Allen, MAhones Auditor Of
Virginia, gave his brother-in.lsw, Hsmil.
ton, $4,000 worth OF tax bills against rail-
roads To collect and paid him 20 per cent.
for the work, when the legal per cent was
only 23. The democrat, took the case TO
the Supreme Court, which has lust decided
that Hamilton is only entitled TO 5000 and
requiring him TO return the balance OF 81
600.
The coal miners in the Jellico region
Of this State have gone out on strike and
as q consequence the Kensee, Woodbridge,
East Tennesses, Standard and other mines
are shut down, with no prospect Of opening
up for some months. There are about 700
men employed in the mines. The cause Of
the strike is q refusal on the part Of the
men to sign the yearly contract, requiring
them to agree not to strike for one year.